FRCS Mission Statement

Front Range Christian School exists to partner with the Christian home in training children for life and equipping them to impact the world for Christ.

FRCS Verse

“ . . . in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Colossians 2:2-3

Core Values

Deuteronomy 6:6-7

• The Bible is upheld as the authoritative Word of God, integrated and applied to all aspects of school life.
• A commitment is made to ensure academic excellence by educating the child spiritually, mentally, socially and physically, assisting every student in realizing their full potential in Christ.
• Christ-like character development in the lives of students will be taught and modeled by Faculty and Staff.
• An environment of unconditional love and respect is fostered within the school community.
• Students will learn how to process information, to think critically in the context of a biblical worldview, and to articulate this effectively.
• The school promotes a healthy partnership with the home and provides meaningful opportunities for parental involvement while realizing the parents have the primary responsibility for the child’s education.
• Class sizes that are conducive to a quality-learning environment are maintained.
• Students are challenged to develop a servant’s heart through being exposed to the needs of others and being provided with opportunities for service projects.

Doctrinal Statement

1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
2. We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and
   Holy Spirit.
3. We believe in the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal return to power and glory.
4. We believe that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for the salvation of lost and sinful men and women.
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of life; and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
7. We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers - in Christ.

FRCS is a Non-denominational school:

FRCS is home to families that come from over 75 local churches. We are blessed by the diversity that is represented within our school. We desire to remain united in the essentials of the faith, rather than focusing on denominational distinctives. Our doctrinal statement accordingly focuses on the essentials of the Christian faith and it is this statement that guides each staff member in their instructional content. Teaching will not contradict this statement and all employees must agree to the content of this statement prior to employment.

“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”
Saint Augustine

John Wesley liked to quote Augustine whenever he attempted to decide if an issue was important enough to divide over, or if it should just be a matter of friendly debate. There are some things Christians must agree on, such as the Divinity of Jesus, the accuracy and authority of the Bible, that Jesus is the only way to salvation, etc. But we should be as charitable as possible when disagreeing. We recognize, therefore, that there are issues that Christians of various church denominations disagree on Examples of such traditions and theological differences are:

• Form of church government
• Time and mode of baptism
• Eschatology- study of end times
• Covenantal or dispensational theology
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Spiritual gifts and their use (ie. tongues, prophecy)
• Age of the earth
• Human responsibility vs. Divine sovereignty

This is not an exhaustive list but represents commonly debated areas within the body of Christ. Staff members at FRCS reflect the diversity of our parent body and hold varying views on these subjects. It is not our intention to promote specific views in these areas, however it also not our intent to ignore study of these areas. It is likely that in the course and scope of our in-depth Bible curriculum, integration of Bible into all academic subjects, Discipleship groups, Chapel and student questions that these issues will surface. In teaching these areas we are committed to responsibly handling these issues with sensitivity. Specifically:

1. Teachers will acknowledge that these are issues of debate among Godly people of varying denominational views.
2. Teachers will acknowledge their own theological position or views based upon their background, traditions and personal study. Teachers will strive to present balanced arguments for the various positions either personally or by bringing in a guest speaker to fairly represent other positions.
3. Unity of believers in these non-essentials of the faith will be encouraged.
4. Students will be urged to seek out their parents, church authorities and the Bible as they reach conclusions on what they believe.
5. In no way will students holding certain views be given favoritism or in anyway result in a higher grade.

Christian Philosophy of Education

Foundations:

1. Our highest commitment is to Christ. The quest for truth culminates in the person of Christ who is “the Way, and the Truth, and the Life.” (John 14:6)
2. The true goal of learning is to come to know our Creator and His creation and to use our knowledge to further His kingdom and bring glory to His name.
3. Self-discovery cannot be achieved without a proper knowledge of God. Only by coming to know the One who made us, can we approach a proper knowledge of ourselves.
4. We believe that all truth is God’s truth. Therefore, all academic disciplines are taught and integrated within a Christian worldview. Graduating students will have established a Biblical foundation that will guide their thinking the rest of their lives. A Christian worldview will integrate all other learning into a coherent whole.
5. Contrary to promoting learning for learning's sake, Front Range faculty will teach students to seek truth, train them to discern truth from error and instruct them on how to think critically in an information-based culture full of ideas and philosophies. Students will learn that absolute truths exist and that these truths are found in the special revelation of Scripture and derived from the evidence of God's creation.

Academics:

1. FRCS maintains a commitment to academic excellence. A school that disseminates a broad course of knowledge and instills the ability to think, in its students, will attract people to it. A reputation of excellence in the liberal arts and the sciences will provide an opportunity for evangelism within the community.
2. It is a fundamental purpose of Front Range Christian School to provide a solid foundation in basic skills.
3. Balance in education is the key to preventing the school from adopting either too regimented and narrow a system of teaching or a totally unstructured program of learning. Therefore, the school will strive to adopt the best methods and materials to meet the school's learning objectives.

Christian Worldview:

1. Students will be taught to be transformers of culture (rather than become conformed to this world). Trained to defend themselves from being detrimentally influenced by culture (Rom. 12:2), they will be prepared to stand against the temptations and evils that contemporary society lays before them and, conversely, uphold the good without withdrawing in isolation from culture. We desire our students to be “insulated” rather than “isolated” from the world in which they will eventually be sent into. They will confront new technology as tools of humanity to be used for good. They will neither fear new technology nor be awed or enamored by the products of human industry.
2. Students will learn that the truths of Christianity are learned not by mere mental ascent, but that they must be lived out to be truly acquired. Christ-likeness is not apprehended by cognitive functions alone, as other disciplines are, but it is received only when it rests in the inmost affection of the heart. Christian learning should provide ample opportunity to put students’ faith to the test.

Discipline:

1. A distinction must be drawn between adult teachers and child students (Luke 6:40). As godly models, adults provide discipline and direction until children mature into adulthood and are sufficiently self-disciplined. If a child is to learn obedience to God, his models must demonstrate the same character.
2. Adults must not abuse their position of authority but guide students in a loving manner that exemplifies our Lord.